A Elon Musk did not like The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the series of Amazon Prime Video about the universe created by JRR Tolkien, and his sarcastic criticism seems not to have pleased Neil Gamanthe renowned British writer and creator of The Sandman.
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is a lover of controversy, he always gets in where he is not called and usually has something to say. On September 2, the program, which is a prequel to the movie saga, premiered.
In typical style, Musk tweeted: “Tolkien is turning in his grave”. Clearer than water.
“Almost all the male characters so far are either cowards, idiots, or both. Only Galadriel is brave, smart and nice”, said the richest man in the world about the character played by Morfydd Clark, subjective compared to specialized criticism and 84 percent approval rating out of 100 given by Rotten Tomatoes.
Almost every male character so far is a coward, a jerk or both. Only Galadriel is brave, smart and nice.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 5, 2022
Certainly, Elon Musk knows how to make money, he has knowledge about space rockets and electric cars, but he is not a filmmaker. On his comments, the writer Neil Gaiman, who has seen how his creations such as The Sandman, Good Omens and American Gods are adapted to live-action, gave him everything on Twitter.
Neil Gaiman’s response to Elon Musk
Through the social network, a user quoted Musk’s tweet and asked Gaiman what he thought of it: “Bro, even Elon Musk doesn’t like the new sh*t show The Rings of Power. That’s crazy. @neilhimself what do you think?”.
The answer is the work and grace of a talented writer, who throws a dart at Elon Musk: “Elon Musk doesn’t come to me for advice on how to stop buying Twitter and I don’t come to him for movie, TV, or literature reviews.”.
Elon Musk doesn’t come to me for advice on how to fail to buy Twitter, and I don’t go to him for film, TV or literature criticism. https://t.co/WpyXhQlqIh
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) September 6, 2022
In accordance with ForbesGaiman developed and executive produced the adaptation of his comic book series The Sandman for Netflix, which was a huge success, drawing 69.5 million hours of viewing in its first three days, so he has something to answer Elon with. .
The Rings Of Power, which tells the story of the forging of the Rings during the Second Age of Middle-earth, three thousand years before the Peter Jackson films, is scheduled for at least five seasons on Amazon Prime Video.